New York, 9 December 2025 – Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Leticia Carvalho, addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week for the first time since taking office. She reported on ISA´s work and outlined the priorities the Authority is taking forward as the custodian of the common heritage of humankind.
Category: Announcement
Workshop explores interactions between the International Seabed Authority and BBNJ Agreement bodies and processes
New York, 5 November 2025 – More than 40 representatives from nearly 30 members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and international organizations participated in a workshop on “Interactions between the International Seabed Authority and BBNJ Agreement bodies and processes,” co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Fiji, Jamaica, Malta and Singapore, in partnership with the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
New York, United States of America – 6 November 2025 – H.E. Justice (Retd) Jayantha Chandrasiri Jayasuriya, P.C., Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, presented the original of his credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the ISA during a ceremony held at the ISA Liaison Office in New York on 6 November 2025.
The Permanent Representative of Malta presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
New York, United States of America – 6 November 2025 – Her Excellency Ms. Natasha Meli Daudey, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta to the United Nations in New York, presented the original of her credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of Malta to the ISA during a ceremony held at the ISA Liaison Office in New York on 6 November 2025.
Four States strengthen support for the legal framework of the International Seabed Authority in 2025
Kingston, Jamaica – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) welcomes Belize, Chad and Ecuador as the newest Parties to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority in 2025. Ecuador deposited its instrument of accession on 31 July 2025, followed by Belize and Chad on 13 October 2025.
ISA announces the seventh call for applications on its Deep Dive e-learning platform
Kingston, Jamaica – 04 November 2025 – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the sixth cohort of the Deep Dive programme until 30 November 2025.
Operations of the ISA Secretariat to be impaired by Hurricane Melissa
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 October 2025 — The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) would like to inform all ISA Members States and Observers, as well as all other stakeholders, that the operations of the Secretariat in Kingston may be impaired for the next 24 to 48 hours due to the landfall of Hurricane Melissa.
The Kingdom of Bahrain sponsors Impossible Metals to apply for a deep-sea mining exploration contract in international waters
Kingston, Jamaica – 8 September 2025 – On 8 September 2025, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) received an application for approval of a plan of work for the exploration of polymetallic nodules from Impossible Metals Bahrain, sponsored by the Kingdom of Bahrain.
ISA announces the call for applications for the inaugural African Academy for Deep Sea Diplomacy
African Academy for Deep Sea Diplomacy
